Herron Rail Reading Company 1949-1952
Featuring passenger trains in the Reading Valley of Pennsylvania in the early 1950's. From 16 milimeter film by George W. Gerhart, II. Several classes of Pacific type steam locomotives from both Reading and CNJ railroads are shown in actual service plus early diesel locomotives from EMD and Baldwin. You'll find named passenger trains "Queen of the Valley", "Harrisburg Special" and others. Also has activity around the Outer Station at Reading, PA. Almost 100% color. Narrated with sound added. The DVD has chapters and you can choose to watch the show with or without narration. This is a DVD, not a DVD-R. Also includes a preview of Volume 2 which will be released later. 45 min.

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Herron Rail Mid-American Glory; Illinois Central RR
This program presents The Main Line of Mid America from the 1940's to the 1960's in action on both main lines and several divisions. The great 4-8-2 engines of classes 2500 and 2600 are legendary and are included along with 2-10-2's, 2-8-2's, and more plus diesels on passenger and freight trains of the 1950's and '60's. Also included are the last steam runs with engine 2613 out of Louisville, main line passenger trains City of Miami, City of New Orleans, Panama Limited, and more. It's an action packed tape that also takes you to the roundhouses at McComb, Louisville, Memphis, and Paducah. 52 min.

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Herron Rail Pillars of Smoke in the Sky; N&Ws Blue Ridge Mtns. 1957
This is a unique film about Norfolk and Western steam operation over the famous Blue Ridge Grade in 1957. Filmed with the cooperation of N&W management, producer E. C. Eddy was given full access to the line, yards and was allowed to ride aboard the Y class helper and pusher engines as they moved heavy coal trains from Roanoke to the top of the grade. No other film of N&W has the on-train perspectives that Mr. Eddy captured on 16mm film. You'll be amazed at his coverage. We have left the film intact with the original narration by Mr. Eddy and his own sounds which were recorded on his visit in 1957. All color with sound and narration. 45 min.

Herron Rail Santa Fe’s Massive 2-10-4’s
Santa Fe's 5011 Class 2-10-2 locomotives in action in New Mexico in 1956 and '57 and on the PRR in Ohio in 1956. Over 22 minutes of pacing engines 2021 and 2017 between Belen and Mountaineer, NM in sound film as they closed out their service before retirement in 1957. Then, see them on the Pennsylvania RR in 1956 when a dozen of the 5011 Class engines were leased for service between Columbus and Sandusky, mostly on coal trains, in film by Donald J. Krofta and Ben T. Young, Jr. Used previously in Steam & Diesel on the PRR Volume 2 and in Pennsylvania Glory Vol. 2, this footage is included in the video that is solely about these big locomotives. 48 minutes, mostly color footage and all with authentic sound. The DVD has a chapter menu for viewing specific segments. Lightly narrated by Danny Harmon and Ralph E. Morse.

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2/19/18

Herron Rail Sugar Mill Steam, 1986
Visit 9 Cuban sugar mill railroads from 1986 when American steam locomotives were hauling the cane plus the Hershey Cuban Ry, an interurban line built by the Hershey chocolate company. The Hershey 56 mile line was running American-built interurbans made by Brill and hauling cane and switching with G E trolley locomotives. The steam mills ran on Standard, 36", 34 1/2" and 30" gauge tracks with 2-6-0 and 2-8-0 steamers built by Baldwin, Alco and Vulcan. The story is told in movies and slides in this 52 minutes, all color DVD that you can watch with or without narration.